Glass container



Dec. 20, 1938. A. H. NlcHoLso f 2,141,013

I GLASS GONTAQINER Filed June .5, 1957 v v ATTORNEYS.

Patented Dec. 20, 1938- l V 2,141,013

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE GLASS CONTAINER 7 Albert II. Nicholson, Columbus, Ohio, aosignor to The Federal Glass Company, Columbus, Ohio, a corporation of Ohio Application June 5, 1937, Serial No. 146,650 I 3 Claims. (CI. 65-59) My invention relates to glass containers. It invention other than that with my invention has to do, more particularly, with glassconit is possible to make the container of very tainers of the type embodying a body portion pleasing appearance. The body portion has a and a removable lid resting on the upper end plurality of vertical ribs 3 formed on the outer thereof, such as refrigerator dishes. surface of the side wall, although such surface 5 Ordinarily this type of glass container 'emmay bea plane surface. The upper end of the bodying a body portion and a removable lid restside wall has a continuous rib or shoulder 4 ing on the upper edge thereof, is so constructed formed thereon. The lid 2 merely rests on the that the lid is slightly larger than the upper upper edge of the body portion and is provided end of the body portion so that the lid will prowith a shoulder 5 which is disposed within the 10 ject outwardly from the side wall of the body side wall of the body portion and will maintain portion all around the body portion. Ithas the lid in position on the body portion. It will been necessary to construct the container in this be noted from Figures 1 and '4 that the edge manner in order that the projecting portion of of the lid is bevelled and extends downwardly the lid could be gripped so as toremove the lid and outwardly and its outermost point will be from the container. However, the projecting flush with the outer surface of theshoulder or portion of the lid detracts from the appearance rib 4. The lid will not project outwardly beyond of the container andhas other disadvantages. the shoulder. This will give the container a One of the objects of my invention is to promore pleasing appearance. vide a container of the type indicated, such as In order to facilitate removal of the lid from a refrigerator dish, the 'container embodying a the upper end of the .container I provide four body portion having a removable lid resting on lugs 8 which are formed on the bevelled edge of the upper end thereof, the edge of the lid being the lid. These lugs are arranged in pairs, the flush with the side wall of the container so as 'iugs of each pair being disposed directly opto enhance the appearance thereof. posite' each other. They are formed integral 25 Another object of my invention is to provide with the lid. Of course, it will be understood a container of the type indicated wherein the that only two of the lugs could be provided if edge of the lid is substantially flush with the desired. side wall of the container and which is pro- As indicated in the drawing, and particularly vided with simple, efilcient and attractive means in Figure 2, the lugs are so arranged that they by which the lid may be readily gripped with project outwardly from the bevelled edge of the fingers in order to remove it from the conthe lid and have a vertically disposed outer sur tainer. face. They project outwardly slightly beyond The preferred embodiment of my invention the rib or shoulder las indicated at 1 and beis illustrated in the accompanying drawing yond the outermost point of the edge of the lid. 35 wherein similar characters of reference designate A plurality of notches 8 are formed in the outer corresponding parts and wherein: w surface of the lugs to enhance the appearance Figure 1 is a perspective view of a container thereof and also to form a rough surface theremade in accordance with my invention. p on which willfacilitate gripping of the lugs by 40 Figure 2 is a vertical section taken substanthe fingers. These lugs project sufliciently be- 40 tially along line 2-2 of Figure 1. yond the outer surface of the shoulder 4 to per- Figure 3 is a top view showing the gripping "mit them to be readily gripped but because the means which I provide to facilitate removal of notches 8 are formed therein theydo not apthe lid. pear'to project beyond the shoulder 4 to any Figure 4 is a view illustrating how the gripextent. The notches 8 extend inwardly to a 45 ping means may be engaged by the 'iingers in point substantially flush with the outer surface order to remove the lid. of the shoulder I and the outer surface of the With reference to the drawing, I have illusedge of the lid which is flush with the shoulder 4. trated a glass container of the type commonly However, it is to be understood that the surknown asa covered refrigerator dish. This conface of each lug may be plane and need not 50 tainer embodies a bodyportion' l of substantially necessarily be rough or figured as indicated. rectangular cross-section having a lid 2 resting It will be apparent from Figure 4 that the on 'the upper end thereof. It is to be underlugs 6 may be readily gripped with the fingers stood that the shape and the appearance of to permit removal of the lid. Thus, it is notthe container do not have any bearing on this necessary to have the lid projecting from the u have a better appearance. The lugs will pro- .iect asuillcient distance to permit them to be readil formed that they will not detract from the appearance of the container but, in the other hand, will add to the appearance thereof.

Having'thus described my invention, what I claim is:-

l. A container of the type indicated formed of glass and comprising a body portion having a removable lid resting on the upper edge thereof, said lid having its edge bevelled downwardly and outwardly with its outermost point substantially flush with the side wall of the container at its upper edge, said lid having a pair of oppositely disposed lugs integrally formed on the bevelled edge of the lid at opposite sides thereof,

gripped by the fingers but they are so each of said lugs having a substantially vertically disposed outer surface which projects slightly beyond the side wall of the container'at the upper edge thereof and the outermost point of the edge of the lid, said lugs being so disposed that they may be gripped by the fingers of the hand to lift the lid from the container, each of said lugs having notches formed in its outer sur face to facilitate gripping thereof, each of said notches extending into the lug to a point substantially flush with the outermost point on the edge of the lid and with the side wall of the container at the upper edge thereof.

2. A container of the type indicated formed of glass and comprising a body portion having a removable lid resting on the upper edge thereof, said lid having its edge bevelled downwardly 9,141,018 body portion. Consequently, the container will and outwardly with its outermost point substantially flush with the side wall of the container at its upper edge, said lid having a pair of oppositely disposed lugs integrally formed on the bevelled edge of the lid at opposite sides thereof, each of said lugs having a substantially vertically disposed outer surface which projects slightly beyond the side wall of the container at the upper edge thereof and the outermost point of the edge of the lid, said lugs being so disposed that they may be gripped by the fingers of the hand to lift the lid from the container.

3. A container of the type indicated formed of glass and comprising a body portion having a removable lid resting on the upper edge thereof, said lid having its edge substantially flush with the side wall of the container at its upper edge, saidlid having a pair of opposite disposed lugs integrally formed on the edges of the lid at opposite sides thereof, each of said lugs having a substantially vertically disposed outer surface which projects slightly beyond the side wall of the container at the upper edge thereof and theedge of the lid, said lugs being so disposed that they may be gripped by the fingers of the hand to lift the lid from the container, each of said lugs having notches formed in its outer surface to facilitate gripping thereof, each of said notches extending into the lugs to a point substantially flush with the edge of the lid and with the side wall of the container at the upper edge thereof. 

